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Method

Heat the oil in a pan, throw in the onion and cook for a couple of minutes. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, chilli and sugar. Season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Give it a good stir, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions. Flake the tuna into the sauce and heat through. Drain the pasta, return to the pan and stir in the sauce and basil leaves if you have any. Serve with a generous grinding of pepper.

Just made this for lunch for me and my hubby. Followed the recipe exactly just with less pasta (300g). Made plenty with some left for my lunch tomorrow. Hubby added cheese but i had it as is and we both found it very tasty. Will definately make again :)

Really enjoyed this and even my 3 year old ate it - and he normally won't touch tuna. The only change I made was to use 300g of pasta instead of 500g. This was plenty for 2 adults and a toddler with plenty of sauce too. I even had enough for a pasta salad the next day for lunch!

A nice simple recipe that can be made quickly when your kids are screaming for something tasty and filling! My 4 and a half year old is majorly fussy and ate this without any questions asked. I chopped my onion as finely as possible and used garlic infused rapeseed oil for frying and passata instead of chopped tomatoes so no 'bits'. My son isn't a spice fan so no chilli but I would definitely add it for me to jazz it up. Hardly culinary genius but still tasty!

Just made this for lunch as my cupboards are fairly bare (shopping day) but these are all things I have hanging around. It was very easy and really tasty! You can make it lunch or dinner sized by varying the amount of pasta you use. I'll be making this again!

Sooo nice, quick and easy this recipe is a must for any kitchen. We are a big family of seven and this fed us all nicely ( max 5 adults ) with comments like best I have ever had and make it again please. Its now firmly on the menu for Monday nights.

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